Jennie is an individual who exudes immense respect and enthusiasm for the creative endeavours of artists. She wholeheartedly dedicates herself to assisting artists in showcasing their talents and ensuring that their works receive the appreciation and recognition they deserve from a wider audience. During my art-filled journey in New Zealand, Jennie played an instrumental role in making it truly unforgettable. Her unwavering support and genuine friendship have made her a trustworthy companion. Jennie Hu is something of a cultural ambassador between China and Aotearoa New Zealand.  As a Chinese born New Zealand resident, Jennie is passionate about strengthening relationships between New Zealand and China through art and culture.  Jennie strategically and generously uses her networks and resources to create opportunities to expose New Zealand artists to China; and young Chinese artists to New Zealand. Over the last 10 years Jennie has created many opportunities for young artists to travel between China and New Zealand, to meet other artists, curators and collectors and for their work to be seen in a new culture and context.  In 2018 as Director of McCahon House I was Jennie’s guest in Shanghai and China Art Academy, Hangzhou. My interest specifically in travelling with Jennie was to explore possibilities for an artist residency for NZ artists in Shanghai… Since this time Jennie has established VUE (SH) artist residency for New Zealand artists commencing operations in 2019.  To have individual patrons creating projects and opportunities to further conversation between our two countries, and for the benefit of artists is a gift. I am pleased to count Jennie as my friend, and I look forward to ongoing collaborations with her.

Jennie是一位展现出对艺术家创造性的事业极大尊重和热情的个体。她f非常专注地致力于协助艺术家展示他们的才华，确保他们的作品能够得到更广泛观众的欣赏和认可。我曾在中国的艺术之旅里，是她使这段经历变得真正难忘。她坚定的支持和真挚的友谊使她成为一个值得信赖的伙伴。Jennie在中国和新西兰奥克兰之间是一位文化的使者。作为在新西兰生活的华裔居民，Jennie热衷于通过艺术和文化加强新西兰与中国之间的关系。她慷慨地利用她的人际网络和资源，为新西兰艺术家在中国创造着展示的机会，也为年轻的中国艺术家与新西兰建立联系。在过去的十年里，Jennie为年轻艺术家在中国和新西兰之间的交流创造了许多机会，让他们与其他艺术家、策展人和收藏家相遇，并让他们的作品在新的文化和背景中得以展示。2018年，作为麦考恩基金会的主任，我有幸成为Jennie在上海和中国美术学院的嘉宾。我特别有幸与Jennie一起, 探索了在上海为新西兰艺术家设立艺术家驻地的可能性。自那时以来，詹妮创立了VUE（SH）艺术家驻地，于2019年开始运营。她作为个体赞助者为两国之间创造项目和机会，促进对话，造福艺术家，这是一份礼物。我很高兴能把Jennie算作我的朋友，并期待着与她的持续合作。 Vivian Stone 2020年 

— Vivienne Stone. 2020

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We were delighted when Billy Apple was invited to be the inaugural artist for VUE Residence Shanghai. Over the 5 weeks Billy created a public art work for Yuyuan Road with a small local team and was also honoured by a conversation with Professor Jing Shijian at the China Academy of Art, Hangzhou. We had a rich and varied experience in Shanghai and were beautifully looked after by VUE’s director Jennie Hu.

我们对比利·苹果（Billy Apple）被邀请成为VUE艺术家驻地(上海)的首位艺术家感到非常高兴。在为期5周的时间里，比利与当地的小团队一起创作了一件公共艺术作品，并且还受到了杭州中国美术学院的邀请进行交流。在上海，我们收获了丰富多彩的经历，并受到了VUE的总监Jennie的精心照顾。

– Billy Apple and Mary Apple. 2021年

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Jennie is an individual who exudes immense respect and enthusiasm for the creative endeavours of artists. She goes above and beyond to assist artists in showcasing their talents, ensuring that their works are appreciated and acknowledged at the appropriate platform.Thanks to her unwavering dedication, my art journey in New Zealand became an unforgettable experience. Jennie has proven to be a trustworthy and genuine friend, and I am grateful to have her in my life.

Jennie Hu 散发着对艺术家创意的尊敬和热情。她不遗余力地协助艺术家展示他们的才华，确保他们的作品在合适的平台上得到欣赏和承认。由于她坚定的奉献，我的新西兰艺术之旅变成了一次难以忘怀的经历。Jennie证明了自己是一个值得信赖的真挚的朋友，我感激有她在我的艺术人生中。

— Wang Dongling. 2019年

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Jennie is one of the most creative and entrepreneurial arts patrons working in Australasia. She works extremely hard for the artists, institutions and gallerists that she collaborates with. And is one of the most open and intelligent collaborators that I have worked with, encouraging me to participate in the Shanghai Biennale in 2012. She can make the impossible possible.

Jennie是在纽澳和亚洲地区工作的最具创意和企业家精神的艺术赞助人之一。她为与之合作的艺术家、机构和画廊都付出了极大的努力。她是我合作过的最开明、聪慧的合作者之一，激励并策划了我参与2012年上海双年展。她能够使不可能的成为可能。

— Vincent Ward. 2021年

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I have known Jenni Hu for several years via the New Zealand scene. Through our mutual good friend and artist the late Billy Apple, I started conversing with Jenni in 2019 about the Vue Residency in Shanghai of which she is the New Zealand contact. Billy had been the most recent recipient of the Vue Residency, and he and his wife Mary had spoken very positively about the experience of working and living in Shanghai and of Jenni’s enthusiasm and professionalism throughout the negotiations and of the Residency itself. Covid-19 put a stop to anything happening at that time, but finally in March of 2023, Jenni and I started our formal discussions of how the Vue Residency may work for myself and my practise as an artist. Being a professional musician and composer, I did not fit the ‘traditional’ recipient role of the Vue Residency - all past recipients had been practising visual artists or film makers. However Jenni over a period of several months dedicated many hundreds of hours to finding a way to curate a programme of performances for myself and my band of musicians. She arranged performances at the China Shanghai international Arts Festival, plus arranged a series of workshops at the Xinghai Conservatory in Ghangzhou. She organised the all important Visas for the band, and was an incredibly dedicated host (and translator). My three weeks in Shanghai performing and meeting so many people via her extensive network was an amazing life-changing experience for me and for the band. All the performances and associated production were of a world class level, and our every need was catered for including five star accomodation, and all of our very specific performance requirements were met. Jenni was very dedicated in her role and accompanied us on all performances and workshops and tirelessly made sure we were able to perform to our usual standards in what was a whirlwind tour. In retrospect the whole experience was incredibly well organised and I am very much looking forward to returning to China to perform and collaborate with more Chinese artists and musicians in 2024.

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在疫情前的2019年里, 我通过新西兰艺术圈结识了Jennie Hu。通过我们共同的好朋友、已故的艺术家Billy Apple，我于2019年开始与Jenni交流，当时他正是上海VUE艺术家驻地项目的新西兰发起人。Billy是VUE艺术家驻地项目的首位驻地艺术家,他和妻子Mary对在上海工作和生活的经历以及Jenni在谈判和项目本身中的热情和专业精神都有很积极的评价。后来, 由于COVID-19，一切都被迫停滞. 最终在2023年3月，我和Jenni开始正式讨论VUE驻地项目如何适用于我个人作为艺术家的实践。作为一名专业音乐家和作曲家，我并不符合VUE驻地项目的“传统”获得者角色，所有过去的获得者都是实践视觉艺术家或电影制作人。然而，在几个月的时间里，Jennie起码花费了数百小时去工作, 试图找到一种我和我的乐队在中国落地的方式。她安排了我们新西兰五人乐队在中国上海国际艺术节上演出，并在广州星海音乐学院安排了一系列工作坊。她为乐队办理了重要的签证，并且在主持人（兼翻译）方面非常尽职。在上海度过的三个星期，通过她广泛的人际网络, 与众多当地人的交流，对我和乐队来说是一次令人惊艳的、改变生活的经历。所有的演出和相关制作都达到了世界级水平，我们的一切需求都得到了满足，包括五星级住宿，所有非常具体的演出要求也都得到了满足。Jennie在她的角色中非常尽职，陪同我们参加了所有的演出和工作坊，并不知疲倦地确保我们能够在这一系列风暴般的巡回演出中保持我们通常的水准。回顾整个经历，这一切都非常有条理，我非常期待在2024年重返中国，与更多的中国艺术家和音乐家合作。

Nathan Haines

2023年12月末